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2. 1. Environmental Integration in Sustainable Urban Planning from an Institutional Perspective : A Study of Swedish and Chinese Eco-City Development

   Author : Ying Yin; Maria Håkansson; Amy Rader Olsson; Per G. Berg; KTH; []
   Keywords : Environmental Integration; Sustainable Urban Planning; Institutional Condition; Eco-Cities; Sweden; China; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

   Abstract : The continuously rising attention to and practice of eco-city development in Sweden and China, as well as the countries’ active cooperation has motivated this study and the exploration of eco-city development in these two countries. In eco-city development, diverse environmental issues may well be beyond the planning sector’s capacity and need to be resolved elsewhere by other authorities and agencies in such areas as energy, water and traffic. READ MORE

4. 2. Low-Carbon City Initiatives in China : Planning Approaches, Dilemmas and Opportunities

   Author : Guanghong Zhou; Björn Frostell; Karel Mulder; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Low-carbon city; Urban planning; Metabolic approach; Industrial Ecology; Industriell ekologi;

   Abstract : In order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, tackle climate change and move toward sustainable development, the central government in China has proposed low-carbon city development as the national strategy and relevant initiatives have been taken by local governments. This thesis analyses current low-carbon city programmes and planning approaches in China, identifies limitations and proposes a metabolic approach that could be used to account for physical resources, monitor GHG emissions and involve stakeholders in the planning process. READ MORE

5. 3. Developer-led new eco-cities in China - identification, assessment and solution of environmental issues in planning

   Author : Miao Xu; Hans Westlund; Stig Westerdahl; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; new eco-cities; deision theory; social capital theory; PPP; environmental problems; initial planning stages; collaboration; nya ekostäder; beslutsteori; teorier om socialt kapital; Offentliga-Privata Partnerskap Public-Private Partnerships ; miljöproblem; inledande planeringsskeden; samverkan.; Urban and Regional Studies; Urbana och regionala studier;

   Abstract : In the course of China’s rapid urbanization and in the context of the country’s legalization of “ecological civilization”, “ecology” has become a basic requirement of the Chinese government for all new city construction. With the policy guidance of Chinese ministries being to support eco-cities, new eco-cities are flourishing in China. READ MORE

6. 4. An analysis of architectural and urban planning strategies for developing energy efficient cities in China

   Author : Zhenhong Gu; Fredrik Gröndahl; Dong Wei; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Energy efficiency; Nanjing; China; urban planning; passive house; low exergy system; Building Environmental Assessment; LCA; Swedish housing; Hammarby Sjöstad; eco-village; game theory; systems theory; soft systems methodology; Industrial Ecology; Industriell ekologi;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a detailed analysis of architecture and urban planning strategies for developingenergy-efficient cities in a Chinese context. The overall aim of the work is to examine how Chineseurbanisation and city construction can be improved from an energy-saving perspective. READ MORE

7. 5. Just Environments : Politicising Sustainable Urban Development

   Author : Karin Bradley; Lars Orrskog; Steve Connelly; Julian Agyeman; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; eco-friendly living; sustainble urban development; diversity; justice; postpolitics; discourse; normalisation; discipline; othering; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

   Abstract :   European cities are becoming increasingly multicultural and diverse in terms of lifestyles and socioeconomic conditions. However, in planning for sustainable urban development, implications of this increased diversity and possibly conflicting perspectives are seldom considered. READ MORE